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2.1 HTC.IME stock keyboard

Does anyone have a link to this if there is one floating around I cant seem to find it. Any help would be great I cant stand the lag in the xda mod kb

here you go. I also like the stock keyboard better. View attachment HTC_IME.apk

Stock HTC Keyboard
Here you go.
EDIT: Someone beat me to it.

Thanks guys

Thank you very much!

alexthearmo said:
here you go. I also like the stock keyboard better. View attachment 322118
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This is also the mod!

I tried to install this onto my phone by opening it with the File Explorer, but it won't install... what am I doing wrong?

The stock HTC one must not be an installable apk. You probably need to adb push to /system/app

c00ller said:
The stock HTC one must not be an installable apk. You probably need to adb push to /system/app
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I was afraid that would be the case. In fact, I never really became familiar with how to "adb push" apps and was never able to really find clear instructions. Is it just an alternative method of installing apps? Can they be removed by settings > applications > manage applications > uninstall?

dvdqnoc said:
I was afraid that would be the case. In fact, I never really became familiar with how to "adb push" apps and was never able to really find clear instructions. Is it just an alternative method of installing apps? Can they be removed by settings > applications > manage applications > uninstall?
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adb push is just a way to literally shove files onto your phone. Think of it as just copy from your desktop to paste into internal memory, no interface involved. I guess that's why it's called "push," there are no questions asked, the job is done instantly.
To do it, first place the apk file in your sdk tools folder. Make sure USB debugging is on (Settings > Applications > Development) and connect phone to PC
1) Start > Run > cmd
2) In the terminal type "adb devices"
3) You should see your device serial no listed there. If not, don't proceed.
4) Type "adb remount". It should say remount succeeded
5) Type "adb push HTC_IME.apk /system/app" (capitalization matters, I believe)
That should be it. If you don't see the new keyboard in Location and text settings, just restart your phone and it should be there.
And as these are system files, they can't be uninstalled the way you mentioned. But removing them is very simple. Repeat steps 1-4 above, but then to remove a file type "adb shell rm /system/app/xxxx.apk" where xxxx.apk is whaver apk you want to remove. This is how you remove stock programs like Sprint Nascar, Stocks, and all that other junk.

I used eoe appinstaller no problem. Did you unzip the file? You gave to install the clucker apk and thw keyboard. The black mod is good!!
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Edit: Wrong forum...

Help signing Apk?

I had a mod done to my widgetlocker apk , but i cant adb push it. Can someone please sign it for me so i can install using root explorer? Im not sure how difficult it is , so if its insanely hard or something im sorry for asking haha . Thanks .

Get apkmanager and it will sign it for you. Plus apk manager will let you decompile and recompile then sign so you can mod anything and it's a whole lot easier.
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1. Add your JDK Directory to the Path variable (Right click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables)
2. At the command prompt, navigate to the containing folder
3. keytool -genkeypair
4. jarsigner -verbose APPNAME.apk mykey
5. Push the signed app

sorry guys but im not real sure what a JDK directory is or anything. I didnt do the mod myself. i made a donation and had it done by someone on here. Once they returned it to me via email they told me to adb push it.. but i do not have any exp doing that and was hoping someone could help me out... there would be a nicely themed widgetlocker.apk in it for you haha

Different problem, same answer.
I have been trying to install a custom framework res for a while now. I am on a Mac. I simply have been changing ext to zip, unzipping, making changes, rezipping, using mv command in terminal to change to apk, and pushing to phone. It hasn't even kind of worked. Could someone please help? Are there any steps I'm missing? Do I need to sign the framework res apk?
Please help

lucas.scott said:
I had a mod done to my widgetlocker apk , but i cant adb push it. Can someone please sign it for me so i can install using root explorer? Im not sure how difficult it is , so if its insanely hard or something im sorry for asking haha . Thanks .
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Post it or post a link to it and I'll sign it.
That said, if you modify one apk it is highly unlikely you will not modify others (which is a good thing). Therefore, I would highly recommend getting acquainted with the proper tools.
First you will need to install the Android SDK on your computer. Here is the link:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Bear in mind that to use it you will also need to install the JDK (Java Developers Kit) on your computer but the links are in the instructions so it is very easy.
In addition to the SDK download 7zip if you do not already have it. It is a free archive utility that enables opening and editing the contents of archives without extracting them.
Lastly, if you just plan on editing images download Stericson's autosign tool so that once you finish changing images you can resign the apk which is necessary to install. However, if you want to delve a little deeper into apps I highly recommend Apk Manager. Not only does it include a signing tool but can also decompile apks so that you can do deeper editing.

dkdude36 said:
I have been trying to install a custom framework res for a while now. I am on a Mac. I simply have been changing ext to zip, unzipping, making changes, rezipping, using mv command in terminal to change to apk, and pushing to phone. It hasn't even kind of worked. Could someone please help? Are there any steps I'm missing? Do I need to sign the framework res apk?
Please help
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The framework-res.apk does not need to be resigned. In fact, there are few, if any, reasons why any system app would need to be resigned. Therefore, that should not be your issue.
That said, in the steps you listed above I see several areas which could problems so, it would be beneficial if you provided more information. Here are my initial comments:
1)When you are rezipping the apk are you recompressing the folder created when you unzipped the apk OR, are you selecting the contents of the folder (e.g. AndroidManifest.xml, res folder, etc. ) and compressing them? It is important to do it the second way I described.
2)No need to bother with the mv command as you are using it. Once you've rezipped the apk (it will likely be named Archive.zip) you will need to rename it "framework-res.apk" at which point you should only need to push the apk back to the phone. The process would go like this:
a)put modified framework-res.apk into the tools folder (located in the SDK folder)
b)open up terminal.app
c)type "cd " (without the quotes) and drag the tools folder located in the sdk folder into the terminal terminal window, and press Enter
d)type "./adb remount" (without the quotes) and press Enter
e)type "./adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/" (without the quotes) and press Enter
f)type "./adb reboot" (without the quotes) and press Enter. (The phone will reboot which is necessary to see your changes)
g)Marvel at your accomplishment
Obviously, you should make a nandroid backup of your phone first so that in case you mess anything up you can restore it as if nothing happened.
If you have any more questions simply post them and I'd be happy to answer them. I bought and rooted my EVO the day it first came out which was before there were any Mac tutorials and have since become fluent in adb due to lots of trial and error.

could you possibly help me with my widgetlocker apk? i have adb pushed ( finally learned how to do that on mac) and it still wont install . have contacted ultralynx (he did the mod) but im not getting a response...thank you .

lucas.scott said:
could you possibly help me with my widgetlocker apk? i have adb pushed ( finally learned how to do that on mac) and it still wont install . have contacted ultralynx (he did the mod) but im not getting a response...thank you .
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Hmmm... If ultralynx did the mod for you it is probably already signed. I've seen some of his threads and he clearly knows what he is doing. And, signing is apk-modding-101.
Where did you ./adb push the widget locker to? /system/app/ or /data/app/? Adb push does not install the apk if you push to /data/app/
My recommendation would be to do the following:
1)Using root explorer, find and delete the widgetlocker.apk from wherever you adb pushed it on your phone. Exit out of Root Explorer.
2)Reboot phone
3)Confirm that you don't have any previously installed versions of WIdget Locker on your phone. From your home screen press the menu button and navigate to Settings-->Applications-->Manage Applications-->All and look for Widget Locker. If you find it select and uninstall it.
4)Assuming the modified widget locker.apk was signed you should not need to mess with adb. You certainly can but it is not necessary and I'd hate to confuse you with the commands. So... Instead, connect the EVO to your computer and mount as disk drive. Put the widget locker.apk you want to install on your sdcard. Personally, I would recommend creating a folder named Apps and putting it in there.
5)Unmount phone as disk drive and unplug phone from computer
6) Using any file manager (Root explorer is fine) navigate to the apk on your sdcard and select install.
If that doesn't work let me know

Found problem, need answer
okolowicz said:
The framework-res.apk does not need to be resigned. In fact, there are few, if any, reasons why any system app would need to be resigned. Therefore, that should not be your issue.
That said, in the steps you listed above I see several areas which could problems so, it would be beneficial if you provided more information. Here are my initial comments:
1)When you are rezipping the apk are you recompressing the folder created when you unzipped the apk OR, are you selecting the contents of the folder (e.g. AndroidManifest.xml, res folder, etc. ) and compressing them? It is important to do it the second way I described.
2)No need to bother with the mv command as you are using it. Once you've rezipped the apk (it will likely be named Archive.zip) you will need to rename it "framework-res.apk" at which point you should only need to push the apk back to the phone. The process would go like this:
a)put modified framework-res.apk into the tools folder (located in the SDK folder)
b)open up terminal.app
c)type "cd " (without the quotes) and drag the tools folder located in the sdk folder into the terminal terminal window, and press Enter
d)type "./adb remount" (without the quotes) and press Enter
e)type "./adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/" (without the quotes) and press Enter
f)type "./adb reboot" (without the quotes) and press Enter. (The phone will reboot which is necessary to see your changes)
g)Marvel at your accomplishment
Obviously, you should make a nandroid backup of your phone first so that in case you mess anything up you can restore it as if nothing happened.
If you have any more questions simply post them and I'd be happy to answer them. I bought and rooted my EVO the day it first came out which was before there were any Mac tutorials and have since become fluent in adb due to lots of trial and error.
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Thanks for the help okolwoiz. I am fluent in adb and have been hacking for a while. I think I know the problem. The mod I was trying to theme (drop down notifications bar) is a .9.png, which means it is automatically resized to fit the phone. These are different than normal .png files. I know i need to use a draw9 something file in the sdk, but I don't know how. Any help would be great. Thanks
Dk

yeah i have tried all of that . It always just says "Application not installed" . No matter how i get it on the phone . ore than happy to send it to you to see if its the file or my phone .

Thanks this thread has helped me and I was just wondering through aimlessly.. And stumbled upon tis thread.
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glad it helped someone haha

[Guide] Extracting .apk files from your Installed Apps

Ok, so the story behind this mini-tutorial is that I upgrade their phones periodically, as part of the upgrade process I have to wipe the phones and a nandroid backup doesn't always work.
Titanium Back Up is another option, But sometime i really would like to extract the .apk files from the Apps downloaded from Market.
Hence, I had to figure out a way to extract the .apk files from my phone so I could install them on theirs.
Here's how it's done:
There are two ways of extracting .apk files from your device:
Using a file manager like "EStrongs File Manager" or "ASTRO File Manger" (downloadable from the Market), or
Manually extracting .apk files through the Android SDK.
Method #1 - Using a file manager​Prerequisite: Rooted device
Using ES File Manager
1) Open ES File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "Manager"
4) Click on "App Manager"
5) Long press on app you want to extract
6) Click on "backup"
7) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Using ASTRO
1) Open ASTRO File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "tools"
4) Click on "Application Manager/Backup"
5) Choose apps to backup and click on "backup" to finish
6) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Method #2 - Using the Android SDK​
Prerequisites:
- Rooted phone
- Android SDK
- Android USB driver
To extract a .apk file from your device using the Android SDK:
1) Plug your “Rooted” Android device into your computer via the included USB cable.
2) From your adb command line (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\) type “adb shell“ and press enter
3) Switch to root user, type “su“ and press enter
4) type “cd data/app“ and press enter
5) List all the installed apk files, type “ls“ and press enter (find the one you want to extract)
In another command window, pull one of the files on to your computer by typing:
“adb pull /data/app/application.apk name.apk” and press enter
Example:
“adb pull data/app/com.mauri.aplikeishon.apk aplikeishon.apk”
You can find the extracted .apk files in the /tools/ directory of your SDK (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\)

Man the Sensation General forum is on fire with good post right now, this is the third one I have read in 45 minutes. I would have hit the thanks button but I am out of thanks right now. I just hope people do not use this for piracy.

That will be really useful for me, but wouldn't it be easier to use App2zip?

T-Macgnolia said:
Man the Sensation General forum is on fire with good post right now, this is the third one I have read in 45 minutes. I would have hit the thanks button but I am out of thanks right now. I just hope people do not use this for piracy.
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Yeah hope so.. :angel: :angel:
ridder215215 said:
That will be really useful for me, but wouldn't it be easier to use App2zip?
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Depends on ur choice and need boss..!! There are 100 ways to do a thing and i have mentioned three, and u mentioned 4th :victory:

This is my post!
This is MY POST! Some credit and a link to the original post would be the right thing to do. What a ****!
mauweb.net/3.0/en/technology/17-android/100-icon-androidextracting-apk-files-from-your-android .html
Super-Android said:
Ok, so the story behind this mini-tutorial is that I upgrade their phones periodically, as part of the upgrade process I have to wipe the phones and a nandroid backup doesn't always work.
Titanium Back Up is another option, But sometime i really would like to extract the .apk files from the Apps downloaded from Market.
Hence, I had to figure out a way to extract the .apk files from my phone so I could install them on theirs.
Here's how it's done:
There are two ways of extracting .apk files from your device:
Using a file manager like "EStrongs File Manager" or "ASTRO File Manger" (downloadable from the Market), or
Manually extracting .apk files through the Android SDK.
Method #1 - Using a file manager​Prerequisite: Rooted device
Using ES File Manager
1) Open ES File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "Manager"
4) Click on "App Manager"
5) Long press on app you want to extract
6) Click on "backup"
7) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Using ASTRO
1) Open ASTRO File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "tools"
4) Click on "Application Manager/Backup"
5) Choose apps to backup and click on "backup" to finish
6) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Method #2 - Using the Android SDK​
Prerequisites:
- Rooted phone
- Android SDK
- Android USB driver
To extract a .apk file from your device using the Android SDK:
1) Plug your “Rooted” Android device into your computer via the included USB cable.
2) From your adb command line (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\) type “adb shell“ and press enter
3) Switch to root user, type “su“ and press enter
4) type “cd data/app“ and press enter
5) List all the installed apk files, type “ls“ and press enter (find the one you want to extract)
In another command window, pull one of the files on to your computer by typing:
“adb pull /data/app/application.apk name.apk” and press enter
Example:
“adb pull data/app/com.mauri.aplikeishon.apk aplikeishon.apk”
You can find the extracted .apk files in the /tools/ directory of your SDK (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\)
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maurinet said:
This is MY POST! Some credit and a link to the original post would be the right thing to do. What a ****!
mauweb.net/3.0/en/technology/17-android/100-icon-androidextracting-apk-files-from-your-android .html
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thanks for informing this ..and it was reported

OP has been notified.

Cheers big-ears!

Easier Method
Why not just use a root file manager and navigate to the file and copy it?
root>data>app
- tom

or just use Titanium Backup... haha

Some backup apps like Android Assistant also allows to create .apk from installed apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5hZHZhbmNlZHByb2Nlc3NtYW5hZ2VyIl0.

tnx dude
it was helpful for unrooted phones.
"Share apps" also do this

Mobogenie
Well years have passed and android has now embarked on the L journey but I recently saw this post and remembered i too had the need to backup the apps on my phone so I used a function of the desktop version of the mobogenie software.:good:

You can use my this tool to extract apk file
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andatsoft.myapk.fwa
Its very light and fast.

How to extract apk files in Android
Here's how I extract apk files in android:
1. Download and install APK Extractor in your device. It is free, and is compatible in almost all of the Android devices. Another plus point is it does not even require root or anything to work.
2. After you have it installed, launch it. There you will see a list of apps which are in your device, which include the apps you’ve installed later, along with the system apps. Long press any app you want to extract (you can select multiple or all apps at once), and click on the extract option you see in the top. You will also have the option to share via Bluetooth or messaging.
3. You’re done, you will see the extracted apps as AppName_AppPackage_AppVersionName_AppVersionCode.apk, which will be saved in the path /sdcard/ExtractedApks/ by default.
Related Posts
Source: http://appslova.com/how-to-extract-apk-files-in-android/
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[Q] Is copying an .apk into /{system, data}/app sufficient to install an Android app?

If not, what else is done under the covers?
Also, what are the differences when installing applications
•From the android market
•sideloaded from web download
•sideloaded using adb install
•sideloaded using adb push
I copied this question from another place (I cannot put link here because I am new here) because I also have the same question and want to know more about this.

oldyoungguy said:
If not, what else is done under the covers?
Also, what are the differences when installing applications
•From the android market
•sideloaded from web download
•sideloaded using adb install
•sideloaded using adb push
I copied this question from another place (I cannot put link here because I am new here) because I also have the same question and want to know more about this.
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Some .Apk's can be placed in system/data/app while others can't , make sure the .apk you're trying to place in system/data/app is supported or you may end up restoring your device. if the apk can run from the system /data/app then yes with the right permissions ...
Apk's from the market will give you detailed info from the apk like permission needed , supported devices ect, even the developers contact info ( in other word they are approved by Google.
while "sideloaded" apk or web apk (not coming from Google) are pirates apk,modified apk ect. who knows what permissions it needs or what info you are sharing with whoever modified the apk...
So be careful what you get into your device and where is placed on your device
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oldyoungguy said:
If not, what else is done under the covers?
Also, what are the differences when installing applications
•From the android market
•sideloaded from web download
•sideloaded using adb install
•sideloaded using adb push
I copied this question from another place (I cannot put link here because I am new here) because I also have the same question and want to know more about this.
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Simply placing the apk into the correct folder is not enough. You will also need to set the permissions to the same as the other apps in that folder (I can't remember the permissions off the top of my head). This can easily be done using Root explorer, or using an adb shell and the chmod command.
Play Store installs and sideloaded installs achieve the same result, however you will want to be careful where you download apk files from. Apps from the Play Store are less likely to be malicious in nature, and , of course, you should never be pirating paid apps.
Adb push would not be enough as you would still need to set permissions. Unless you are installing a system app, it is better just to use adb install.

rootedVette said:
Adb push would not be enough as you would still need to set permissions. Unless you are installing a system app, it is better just to use adb install.
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Are you saying the "adb push" will only copy file into the target location but "adb install" will copy the file into the target location AND also set the proper permission for you?

With all of the usual warnings about the source/safety of "side-loaded" apps aside. . .
I simply put the .apk file onto the SD card (anywhere), and then use a file manager like Astro to "open" it (root access not required). You will be prompted to see if you really wanted to install the app. Then let Android do its thing. The app will be installed where it belongs, with all the permissions it needs.
For this to work, you must first tell the device to allow installation of apps from unknown sources. Go to Settings | Security, and check Unknown Sources.

Duplicate an app

Hi all,
so in IOS its pretty easy to duplicate an app.... but i search through the web for duplicating an app on android and i cant find any guides....
Therefore, any way to do that on android devices?

skylun said:
Hi all,
so in IOS its pretty easy to duplicate an app.... but i search through the web for duplicating an app on android and i cant find any guides....
Therefore, any way to do that on android devices?
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What You mean by "duplicate" an app???
And what is the goal of do that ?

hi
EnricoD said:
What You mean by "duplicate" an app???
And what is the goal of do that ?
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i mean making 2 same apps in a single device.
My goal is just to play 2 accounts in a single game and in the same device.

skylun said:
i mean making 2 same apps in a single device.
My goal is just to play 2 accounts in a single game and in the same device.
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Simultaneously on 2 different accounts or separately?
I have 3 solutions I can think of:
- To Play Them Separately -
Multi User on Android
Using 2 different backup apps and restoring them to the other when you want to change
- To Play Them Simultaneously -
You would need to decompile the apk of the app you want to clone (pull it from data/app then use something like APK Multi Tools or APKTool) and change the package name under AndroidManifest.xml, recompile, push to /SDcard and install as a normal app. Then you will have a second same app you can use with the other one at any time with it's own data.
Also : Dev/WrongSection
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hi
sewer56lol said:
Simultaneously on 2 different accounts or separately?
I have 3 solutions I can think of:
- To Play Them Separately -
Multi User on Android
Using 2 different backup apps and restoring them to the other when you want to change
- To Play Them Simultaneously -
You would need to decompile the apk of the app you want to clone (pull it from data/app then use something like APK Multi Tools or APKTool) and change the package name under AndroidManifest.xml, recompile, push to /SDcard and install as a normal app. Then you will have a second same app you can use with the other one at any time with it's own data.
Also : Dev/WrongSection
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just did the first one... actually i have been studying on rooting few hours ago and just rooted my phone 10mins ago lol... just done making another profile, but your second option is more convenient than restarting my phone everytime i wanted to switch accounts....
any video guide that i can follow?

Quickly peeking over XDA I found this guide which is quite well explained for people who haven't decompiled an app before:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341351
Steps 6-8 are unnecessary hence you're not modifying a System APP but is recommended anyway just for future use (and avoiding any problems - which shouldn't occur anyway).
Your app (assuming it's installed) should be under data/app (from root directory of the device, copy it from there to /sdcard/ and then to PC. (There are many file managers which have root access, ES File manager or Total Commander are recommended)
(Follow guide)
Once you decompile the app (will be under a folder called projects) there should be a AndroidManifest.xml in the root of the decompiled app folder, edit it (I recommend NotePad++ for many reasons, but WordPad/Notepad are still viable), the XML is in human readable format and is generally small so there should be no issues.
Somewhere there should be a package name (these 99% of the time start with com. and often include the developer name after it then the name of the app e.g. com.android.chrome or com.handlerexploit.tweedle), simply modify it to something different, save and go back to the guide to recompile.
After recompiling simply push the app back to the phone and install it through a file manager.
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---------- Post added at 01:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ----------
Also seeing you have not probably used ADB you'd need the drivers for it (as well as USB Debugging enables in phone) for APK multi tool to pull system files if you decide to do Steps 6-8 (although unnecessary).
The tool here : http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/ has easy to do instructions on installing drivers or if you know what you're doing grab the official driver here ( http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html ) and install in device manager if your device has no driver installed there. (Do Browse manually and point it to USB_driver directory)
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